tundra

noun

ˈtən-drə How to pronounce tundra (audio)
Definition of tundranext
as in prairie
a broad area of level or rolling treeless country a report on the arctic tundra of Alaska and the polar bears that inhabit that vast, frozen plain

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Recent Examples of tundra From the air, Wainwright, Alaska, looks like a perfectly stable band of homes and roads between the Chukchi Sea and a vast, flat tundra. — Ming Xiao, The Conversation, 29 Sep. 2026 When Kyl returned to the halls of Congress in 2018, he was known as Kavanaugh's chief sherpa -- an informal but widely known term for a nominee's guide to the political tundra in the Senate. — Jacques Billeaud The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 18 Sep. 2026 When Kyl returned to the halls of Congress in 2018, he was known as Kavanaugh's chief Sherpa — an informal but widely known term for a nominee's guide to the political tundra in the Senate. — CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026 The tundra here is broad and open, with little to interrupt the horizon. — Sarah Kingdom, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for tundra
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tundra
  1. prairie
  2. steppe
  3. plain
  4. grassland
  5. savanna
Noun
  • Paddling, hiking or staying overnight at the Orlando-area’s outdoor gems showcases Florida’s unique habitats, including pine flatwoods, wetlands, hydric hammocks, scrubs, and open prairies.
    — Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Oct. 2026
  • In the postwar decades, humans seized ecosystems at breakneck speed—forests were felled, prairies plowed, wetlands drained.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of prairie
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  • Raw renewable energy in the windswept steppes of Inner Mongolia is now directly powering ocean-crossing cargo behemoths.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2026
  • In remote ranching outposts across the treeless plateau of Chubut province, life revolves around tending flocks on steppes and shearing sheep in sheds.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of steppe
Noun
  • Miloslav Druckmüller, Shadia Habbal, and Václav Široký The sun hangs low over the plains of Castile and León, in the north-central region of Spain.
    — IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 5 Nov. 2026
  • That means that Olympus Mons, the extinct Martian volcano that at around 16 miles (26 kilometers) above the surrounding Martian plains is the largest mountain in the solar system, may in fact be a slumbering giant.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of plain
Noun
  • Every facet of India’s topography, from lush grasslands filled with antelopes to gnarled forests with tigers and evil spirits lurking around every corner, is on full display.
    — Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Chiricahua is a combination of climates The new national park features varying environments, from a desert landscape and grasslands to deciduous forest and chaparral shrub land to coniferous forest habitats.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of grassland
Noun
  • And Marchand learned that the savanna penetrated more deeply into the rainforest in south-central Ivory Coast.
    — Thomas J Bassett, The Conversation, 29 Oct. 2026
  • The logic assumes the human form factor is optimal for a factory floor, but this form factor evolved to run away from lions on the African savanna!
    — Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of savanna

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